Lahore, 17 December 2020: Pakistan Cricket Board chief executive Wasim Khan spoke with Mohammad Amir this afternoon following reports that the fast bowler had announced his retirement from international cricket.
The 29-year-old confirmed to the PCB chief executive that he has no desires or intentions of playing international cricket and as such, he should not be considered for future international matches.
Earlier, Pakistan left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir said he was leaving the world of cricket due to ‘torture’ and an environment created by the Pakistan team management that is ‘pushing him away.
In a video shared by sports journalist Shoaib Jatt, Amir explained his reasoning for leaving cricket. “I am not going away from cricket but I am being pushed away from it,” the left-arm pacer said, adding that an environment has been created for him to get sidelined.
Here is Pakistani fast bowler @iamamirofficial announcing retirement from international cricket as protest against Pak team management’s behaviour. he was talking to me pic.twitter.com/TMC2LDEZHb
— Shoaib Jatt (@Shoaib_Jatt) December 17, 2020
Amir said he was being tortured by being told that the PCB invested a lot in him. The 29-year-old said he got a wake-up call once he was not named in the 35-man squad for the Pakistan tour to New Zealand.
This is a personal decision of Mohammad Amir, which the PCB respects, and as such, will not make any further comment on this matter at this stage.
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